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My almost 5yo has similar issues. They aren't extreme enough to warrant evaluation/OT for them, but they can definitely slow us down and be frustrating some mornings!

Some things I have found that seem to help a bit:
- let her pick out her clothes, head to toe. she tends to have favorites that are most comfortable for her.
- for underwear, mostly tagless.
- make sure all of her clothes are the right size. i notice she tends to complain more when things are starting to get too small (esp socks and underwear)
- when i buy something, i make her try it on. if she complains at all about it, it goes back, no matter how cute i think it is. if she complains initially, it's likely not going to get worn!
- especially for socks, i've started telling her that if they're still bothering her after X (i.e., we brush teeth, we get to school, etc), then she can change. usually by then she's gotten used to/over whatever the issue was.

it sounds like you might already be doing some of this, and/or your DD may be more sensitive to it, but maybe one of those ideas will help?

if not, i'd definitely look into some sort of OT, especially if it's making you late and/or frustrating you EVERY day.

@BeachMama: DD who is 4 will do the same thing and went through phases of complaining about itchy shoes. I found that a lot of it can be caused by attention seeking tendencies. I'll try to probe to find out if its really itchy by saying do you want to change shoes or would you rather {Insert something fun she likes to do} if its really uncomfortable then nothing distracts her from that and she will insist on changing.
I'll also ask her if putting on a sticker on her shirt helps and she will sheepishly say yes and then i know she isnt really itchy

My DD has some clothing issues -- she doesn't like tags and has to change if her clothes get even a drop of water on them. The biggest thing is the toe seam in socks, though. We mainly turn her socks inside out and let her wear them like that, she says it feels better. I've tried to find socks without toe seams but they're surprisingly rare.